NBA Schedule - 2/9 Pistons at Hornets - 6:00Jazz at Heat - 6:30Bucks at Magic - 6:30Bulls at Nets - 6:30Hawks at Timberwolves - 7:00Kings at Pelicans - 7:00Cavaliers at Nuggets - 8:00Grizzlies at Warriors - 9:00Thunder at Lakers - 9:0076ers at Trail Blazers - 9:00

1895 – The sport of volleyball is invented by WG Morgan in Massachusetts. 1942 – The Philadelphia Phillies temporarily change their name to the “Phils”. 1960 – The AFL and NFL agree to a no tampering pact. 1966 – The NHL expands to double the size of the league, adding teams in Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, and St. Louis. 1971 –…

1936 – Jay Berwanger from the University of Chicago is the first player ever selected in the NFL Draft. Berwanger is drafted by the Eagles and then traded to the Bears. 1945 – Paul Brown agrees to coach the new expansion football team in Cleveland, which would later be named the Browns in his honor. 1962 – Wilt Chamberlain sets a single-season scoring record…

1949 – Joe DiMaggio signs a new contract with the Yankees, making him the first player in MLB history to earn over $100,000 per season. 1959 – The Chicago White Sox are sold to Bill Veeck for $27 million. 1976 – Darryl Sittler of the Toronto Maple Leafs sets an NHL record for points in a game by scoring six goals to go along…

1958 – Ted Williams signs a contract with the Boston Red Sox for $135,000 making him the highest paid player in baseball history at the time. 1970 – The NBA expands to 18 teams by adding franchises in Buffalo, Cleveland, Houston, and Portland. 1990 – Brett Hull of the St. Louis Blues scores his 50th goal of the season. With the milestone, Hull and his…

1919 – Charges against Cincinnati’s Hal Chase of throwing games and betting against his team are dismissed by National League president John Heydler. 1921 – The Yankees purchase 20 acres in the Bronx to build Yankee Stadium.  1960 – Bill Russell grabs 51 rebounds in Boston’s 124-100 victory over the Syracuse Nationals. He’s the first player in NBA history to grab over 50 boards…

1861 – The Philadelphia Athletics beat Charter Oak 36-27 in a baseball game played on frozen Litchfield Pond in Brooklyn, New York. All of the players wore ice skates. 1924 – The first Winter Olympics come to a close in Chamonix, France. 1932 – The Winter Olympics begin in Lake Placid, NY. It is the first time the Winter games were held in the…

NBA Schedule - 2/3 Nuggets at Pistons - 6:00Jazz at Pacers - 6:00Knicks at Wizards - 6:00Lakers at Nets - 6:30Hawks at Heat - 6:30Celtics at Mavericks - 7:00Magic at Thunder - 7:00Bulls at Bucks - 7:0076ers at Warriors - 9:00Suns at Trail Blazers - 10:00 NHL Schedule - 2/3 Blue Jackets at Devils - 6:00Capitals at Flyers - 6:00Senators at Hurricanes - 6:00Sabres…

1876 – Albert Spalding starts a sporting goods company, manufacturing baseballs, tennis balls, basketballs and golf balls. 1924 – Switzerland wins the first ever gold medal in bobsledding. 1942 – Baseball owners agree to let each team have 14 night games during the 1942 season. 1965 – The Braves offer the City of Milwaukee $500,000 to terminate their lease a year early. The offer…

1913 – Jim Thorpe signs a contract to play baseball with the New York Giants. 1914 – The White Sox and Giants play to a 3-3 tie in 10 innings in an exhibition game played in Cairo, Egypt as part of a 56-game world tour. 1950 – Green Bay Packers founder and coach Curly Lambeau resigns after 31 years with the team. He led…